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Help in East St. Louis
9 service locations · 5 recurring meetings
Food assistance
Christ United Missionary Baptist Church
Food pantry
2640 St. Louis Ave., East St. Louis · 618-875-0452
Thu 10:00–12:00
East St. Louis Township
Food pantry
6755 State Street, East St. Louis · 618-293-6700
Wed 13:00–15:00 · Thu 11:00–13:00
Gethsemane Food Pantry
Food pantry
1352 St. Clair Ave, East St. Louis · 314-422-2183
Wed 16:00–18:00
Jeremiah’s Food Pantry
Food pantry
538 South 35th Street, East St. Louis · 314-537-2448
Mon 14:00–16:00
Salvation Army – East St. Louis
Food pantry
616 North 16th Street, East St. Louis · 618-874-3136
Tue 09:00–12:00 · Thu 10:00–15:00
St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen
Meal program
3718 State Street, East St. Louis · 618-271-6230
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 10:30–13:00 · Sat 10:00–12:00
Trinity United Methodist Outreach Center
Meal program
5110 Forest Blvd, East St Louis · (618) 857-7750
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Lessie Bates Davis Neighborhood.
Legal aid
Administrative, LARC, & Central Regional Offices
Legal aid services
8787 State Street, East St. Louis
LSC-funded legal aid main office of Land of Lincoln Legal Aid
Central Region
Legal aid services
8787 State Street, East St. Louis
LSC-funded legal aid branch office of Land of Lincoln Legal Aid, Inc.
Recovery & support meetings
NA meetings
Keep it Simple
Mon 18:00 · in-person · Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church
Women of Unconditional Love
Mon 18:00 · hybridOpenWomen
Continuing the Journey
Wed 12:00 · in-person · New Life Church
A Positive Move
Fri 18:00 · in-person · New Day Recovery ClubOpen
Experience Strength & Hope
Sat 15:00 · in-person · New Day
Nearby communities
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